SC1278

Stampless cover (Soldier's DUE) with a full strike of the BLUE Columbia SC CDS 23 JUL (no yeardate) and manuscript "Due 20" in red pencil (overweight). Endorsed at upper left "From Capt Winsmith Co H 1st Regt S.C.V." Addressed to Mrs. C. E. Winsmith, Glenn Springs PO SC. Sealed back flap opening tears, otherwise Very Fine. Ex-Richard Murphy Collection. John Christopher Winsmith (1835-1877), a lawyer by profession and a former Citadel cadet but did not graduate, was commissioned Lieut Co G 5th SC Inf in April 1861 and promoted Capt later and transferred to Co H 1st SC Inf. He is listed as wounded at Sharpsburg 9/16/1862 and wounded again in September 1864 (unclear if he was wounded at Fort Harrison or Peebles Farm at the end of September 1864) after which he saw no further Confederate service. He was appointed Brig-Gen of the South Carolina State Militia in 1865 and served in that capacity for only one year. His wartime correspondence with his family, this cover is addressed to his mother, is extensive. His letters are archived at the Museum of the Confederacy (now known as the American Civil War Museum) in Richmond.

$375.00

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